Sparse monolithic compliant mechanisms using continuum structural topology optimization

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2 B, Issue , 2004, Pages 1211-1220

  Rahmatalla, Salam ^a   Swan, Colby C ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; HINGES; OPTIMIZATION; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); TOPOLOGY; TORQUE;

ARTIFICIAL SPRINGS; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE FORMULATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 13944277132     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57453     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (19)

1. Ananthasuresh, G.K.; Kota, S; Gianchandani, Y. 1994: A methodical approach to the design of compliant micromechanisms. Solid-State Sensor, Actuator workshop. South Carolina, June 13-16.
2. Bendsoe, M.P.; Sigmund, O. 2003: Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications. Springer-Verlag.
3. Bruns, T.E.; Tortorelli, D.A. 2001: Topology optimization of geometrically nonlinear structures and compliant mechanisms. Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 190,3443-3459.
4. Buhl, T.; Pedersen, W.; Sigmund, O. 2000: Stiffness design of geometrically nonlinear structures using topology optimization. Struct. Multidisc. Optim., 19, 93-104.
5. Canfield, S.; Frecker, M. 2000: Topology optimization of compliant mechanical amplifiers for piezoelectric actuators. Struct. Multidisc. Optim., 20, 269-279.
6. Chen, B.C.; Silva, E.C.N.; Kikuchi, N. 2001: Advances in computational design and optimization with application to MEMS. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 52, 23-62.
7. Duysinx, P.; Bendsoe, O. 1998: Topology optimization of continuum structures with local stress constraints. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 43(2), 1453-1478.
8. Frecker, M.I.; Ananthasuresh, G.K.; Nishiwaki, S.; Kikuchi, N.; Kota, S. 1997: Topological synthesis of compliant mechanisms using multicriteria optimization. J. Mechanical Design, 119, 238-245.
9. Hetrick, J.A.; Kikuchi, N.; Kota, S. 1999: Robustness of compliant mechanism topology optimization formulations. SPIE, 3667, 244-254.
10. Howell, L.L; Midha, A. 1996: A loop-closer theory for the analysis and synthesis of compliant mechanisms. Journal of mechanical design, 118, 121-125.
11. Kim, H.J.; Swan, C.C. 2003: Automated meshing and unit cell analysis of periodic composites with hierarchical quadratic tetrahedral elements. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 58(11) 1683-1711.
12. Pedersen, C.B.W.; Buhl, T.; Sigmund, O. 2001: Topology synthesis of large-displacement compliant mechanisms. Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng. 50, 2683-2705.
13. Poulsen, T. A. 2002: A simple scheme to prevent checkerboard pattern and one-node connected hinges in topology optimization. Struct. Multidisc. Optim. 24, 396-399.
14. Rahmatalla, S.; Swan, C.C. 2003: Continuum topology optimization of buckling-sensitive structures. AIAA J. 41(6), 1180-1189.
15. Saxena, A.; Ananthasuresh, G.K. 2001: Topology synthesis of compliant mechanisms for nonlinear force-deflection and curved path specifications. J. Mech. Design. ASME, 123, 33-42.
16. Shield, R. T.; Prager, W. 1970: Optimal structural design for given deflection. J. Appl. Math. Phys. ZAMP 21, 513-523.
17. Sigmund, O. 1997: On the design of compliant mechanisms using topology optimization. Mech. of Struct, and Mach., 25 (4), 495-526.
18. Sigmund, O. 2001: Optimum design of microelectromechanical systems. In: Aref, H.; Philips, J.W. (eds.) Mechanics for a new millennium, pp. 505-520. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
19. Yin, L.; Ananthasuresh, G. K. 2003: Design of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms. Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 31 (2), 151-179.